AN: After a long wait here it is, chapter 11. Thanks to everyone who wished me luck for my exams.

What can I say but I hope you enjoy the chapter. I really hope I did the fight well, I know people wanted to read that. Enjoy.


Chapter 11

"I'm going to enjoy beating sense into your thick skull princess." Kanako broke her knuckles. In her mind she was fantasizing the fight, building it up far beyond its reality. Her tongue slowly left her mouth to wet her lips as her body tingled all over from the anticipation.

"You're dead wrong; I'm going to enjoy beating Keitaro's location out of you." Naru balled her fists. Her chest felt tight as her mind replayed Kanako's past displays of physical dominance over and over. A groan escaped her mouth as she began sweating but it was too late to back down now.

As they continued their stare down leaves lightly fluttered in the air around them, clouds raced across the sky, sand and dust rolled along the ground. Naru and Kanako's hair whipped across their faces as the people watching were being pushed off balance by the strange wind.

"Shit just got really…" Haitani mumbled.

Naru's body twitched as she realized that Kanako was not going to make the first move. 'Why isn't that witch moving? She's trying to play mind games with me. If I can get her down with one punch then I can show her.' Naru's legs felt heavier then they have ever been but she still rushed forwards as she propelled her clenched fist at Kanako.

Naru's movements were slow and sluggish. Kanako smiled intently as she dashed to Naru's right easily avoiding the punch. The Urashima also left a trailing leg causing Naru to fall over face first. Naru was able to get her elbows up, protecting her face.

"That was really pathetic. If that's the best you got you might as well go home." Kanako taunted.

"You think a scratched elbow is going to stop me." Naru shot back as she picked herself up and faced Kanako.

The quick tempered red head began throwing rights and lefts at the skilled Urashima. Kanako bided her time simply dodging all of Naru's feeble attacks. Kanako danced around Naru making the red head angrier. As Kanako spun around one of Naru's wild punches the adopted Urashima backed handed the back of Naru's head making Naru even madder.

"Stay still you damn wench!" Naru screamed as Kanako ducked another one of her punches.

"I'm not Keitaro." Kanako laughed as she back stepped to avoid an uppercut.

Naru continued her barrage of missing punches as she began to find breathing harder and harder. The red head was wearing herself down but she didn't care. Soon her arms were just flailing in the air at Kanako. The Urashima saw this and decided that she wanted to work Naru harder.

"Disgusting." Kanako said with a sickened tone as she slapped Naru across the face leaving behind a red hand print.

Naru cupped her sore cheek as her blood boiled. She completely ignored her impending exhaustion and quickened her punches but they still couldn't touch Kanako who continued to dodge and laugh.

With a loud primal yell Naru put all her strength into one last punch and threw it. This time Kanako didn't dodge, instead she caught Naru's fist the palm of her hand. With Naru's fist locked in her hand, Kanako twisted the red heads arm before yanking her. Kanako spun while still holding onto Naru's arm. Kanako held Naru's arm bent against the red heads back with her hand forced upwards towards her neck applying pressure to Naru's shoulder. Kanako applied more pressure forcing Naru to her knees.

"Beg for mercy." Kanako whispered as she leaned over Naru's shoulder.

"Never!" Naru spat.

Kanako released Naru and pushed her face first onto the cold floor. Feeling slightly humiliated Naru picked herself up intent on hurting Kanako. The red head tried another straight forward punch but the attack was easily brushed aside by Kanako who responded by striking Naru's throat with an open hand palm facing upwards.

Naru stumbled backwards clutching at her throat and coughing before falling to one knee.

"Oh, please don't tell me it's over. All that talk and this is the best you got." Kanako mocked.

Kanako held a hand up as she laughed and gestured for Naru to make a move. As Naru struggled Kanako threw her head back in a bray of laughter and grabbed at her ribs.
Kanako tried to keep a straight face but failed.

The actions by the Urashima were enough to bring Naru back to her feet. She narrowed her eyes and looked straight at the ground while charging forward trying to tackle Kanako.

Kanako countered by catching Naru as the red head drove her shoulder into Kanako's gut to no effect. Kanako held on firmly as Naru tried to escape.

The onlookers knew it was over. They could see that Naru had exhausted her strength with fresh air strikes and now she was easy picking for Kanako.

"Come on Kanako, she's no match for you. Just walk away." Shirai shouted.

"Lay the smack down on her. Get one back for Keitaro." Haitani had a different opinion from his friend.

"Yeah, woo! You go girl!" Kitsune shouted while she tried to sip sake but ended up dropping it all over herself.

"Kanako you can end this in one clean strike, there's no need to inflict unnecessary harm to Naru." Motoko pleaded feeling guilty for her role in the events.

As Kanako held Naru she was giving serious consideration to what Shirai and Motoko were saying. As she contemplated just walking away a powerful breeze blanketed the entire area. With the wind blowing sand into everyone's eyes temporarily blinding them a shadow emerged from within the Hinata House and slithered along the ground until it combined with Kanako's shadow as the wind died.

Once everyone could see again Kanako began her attack. The Urashima began by pulling Naru to eye level and then attacked with three consecutive stiff knees to Naru's gut, knocking the wind out of the red head. She then pushed the winded Naru off her and delivered a rear spinning low kick knocking Naru off her feet and dropping her harshly onto the ground.

Kanako then picked Naru up by her hair, ripping a few strands painfully out, and brought her back to her feet. The Urashima then grabbed Naru by the scruff of her shirt as she held her up.

"I've been waiting so long to do this." Kanako smiled while looking into Naru's terrified eyes.

Kanako pulled Naru at her and then just punched her, knocking her to the ground with a bloody lip. "I was really hoping to replicate a Naru-punch." Kanako taunted disappointedly.

"This is just a beating now." Motoko mumbled.

Kanako then kneeled on Naru's chest and used her knees to keep Naru grounded. The adopted Urashima then began to slap Naru repeatedly with her right hand, both with the palm of her hand and the back of her hand across both cheeks.

"This is too much!" Motoko shouted as she drew her bokken and charged.

When Motoko neared Kanako rolled of Naru and using her hands as a base the Urashima sprung a kick upwards knocking the bokken out of Motoko's hands. Kanako then got to her feet and attacked with a low kick to Motoko's knee, causing it to buckle and followed up with a kick to the kendo girl's midriff that knocked the air out of her. Once Motoko hunched over, Kanako then hit a high kick to the wanna be samurai's jaw and finished off with a leaping heel drop to the back of Motoko's head knocking out the heir to Shinmei Ryu.

"What the hell was that for?" Kitsune shouted as she caught Kanako's attention.

"You want some too?" Kanako asked.

"NO, NO!' Kitsune squealed trying to run.

Kitsune threw the empty bottle of sake Kanako who dodged it. Kanako sprinted at Kitsune before jumping and delivering a round house kick to resident fox's head sending her crashing into the side of the house.

Naru rolled onto her stomach and tried to pick herself up. Kanako walked over to Naru and stood above the beaten read head.

"Lights out bitch." Kanako said as she punted Naru in gut so hard the red head lost consciousness.

Shirai and Haitani ran and pulled Kanako away from the Hinata girls. As the two boys looked at the beaten and unconscious Naru, Motoko and Kitsune something happened to Kanako's shadow. Her shadow split in two with one half retreating into the house with no one seeing it.

"I can't believe I just did this." Kanako murmured.

"Let's get you to the café, you need to calm down." Shirai said as he and Haitani helped Kanako down the stairs.

Once the commotion had died down, Su and Shinobu emerged from the house terrified. Their fear multiplied when they saw their friends beaten and not moving.


Keitaro began his day at the Tohsaka like every other by sweeping the lobby but today was different; his face was plastered with a huge smile.

"Looks like someone enjoyed dinner last night." Tohsaka purred as she walked into the lobby.

"No, No, nothing like that." Keitaro dropped his broom in panic. "Last night was a lot of fun getting to know Mizore."

"That's what I meant." Tohsaka winked.

"We ended up having so much fun that she forgot about her review. We stopped at a coffee shop afterwards and pieced together what we could remember about the restaurant and ended up with a pretty decent review." Keitaro boasted.

"You two probably got distracted staring into each other's eyes." Tohsaka teased.

"You're enjoying this way too much." Keitaro blushed.

"All kidding aside, I don't want any funny business in my inn. Just remember I'm across the hall from you. I don't want to be waking up in the middle of the night because of any funny noises." Tohsaka warned.

Keitaro fell over after hearing Tohsaka from a combination of shock and embarrassment. "You're getting way ahead of yourself there. Mizore isn't that type of girl." Keitaro was quick to make sure Tohsaka didn't get the wrong idea.

"Relax Mr. Chivalry, I know. I was just messing with you. It's rare to see you with a genuine smile on your face." Tohsaka laughed playfully.

"I don't know why but I had this over whelming feeling that something that should have happened a long time ago happened last night." Keitaro admitted not understanding what he said.

"I won't even ask what you mean." Tohsaka replied.

"Well, well if it isn't Tohsaka Inn's very own Casanova. Mizore called me and told me about your date last night." Asuna teased as she entered the lobby after returning from her night shift.

"I wanna hear the juicy details." Tohsaka leaned over her desk and called Asuna.

"The way I hear it Keitaro was all smooth when he turned their casual dinner into an official date." Asuna added to what Tohsaka started earlier.

"Our quite and mousy Keitaro?" Tohsaka pretended to be surprised.

"You don't have to blush so hard Keitaro, we're just messing with you." Asuna smiled.

"Aren't you feeling tired? I mean you were up all night." Keitaro said as he tried to rush Asuna to her room.

As he was trying to do that the reason he was walked into the lobby. Mizore waved to Tohsaka and Asuna before walking over to Keitaro. He made sure they put a little more distance between themselves and prying ears as Tohsaka and Asuna frowned.

"So you ready to hand it in?" Keitaro asked as he looked at Mizore's shoulder bag.

"Yeah, I stayed up most of the night trying to think of the right ways to phrase everything." She smiled.

"Last night was really great. If you want maybe we could do it again some time. I mean go out, together, me and you, just us, with each other." Keitaro asked nervously.

Mizore laughed slightly at his nervousness but was actually trying to hide a slight blush on her face. "I'd really like that. There's a lot more I want to know." She gave him a wink and tapped the side of his head.

"I'll see you later I guess, I finish work around six." Mizore waved goodbye to Keitaro as she walked out of the building.

Keitaro waved as he watched her leave. He sighed as he tried to think of ideas for a date. His mind was drawing blanks. He danced around with his broom trying to think of something as Asuna and Tohsaka looked at him like a man possessed.

"Is he okay?" Asuna whispered to Tohsaka.

"Let me check." Tohsaka replied as she stared at Keitaro across the room trying to glance at his eyes. "I can't get a good look."

As the girls debated over Keitaro's behavior Takeru emerged for his morning jog.

Asuna and Tohsaka greeted Takeru who nodded back. As usual he just walked past Keitaro but as he was about to reach the door something registered in his mind. Takeru back stepped to Keitaro and looked at him closely.

"You are such an unlucky man." Takeru declared.

"What are you talking about?" Keitaro asked confused.

"Yeah, if anything Keitaro is a lucky man. Last night he had a date with a very beautiful woman." Asuna shouted.

"I truly feel sorry for you. I guess your grandmother must be a cruel and sadistic person to hide so much from you." Takeru said as he turned to leave.

"What does my grandmother have to do with this?" Keitaro asked knowing that if Hina is involved it would only be bad for him.

By now Tohsaka and Asuna were standing beside Keitaro keen to hear what Takeru had to say.

"I can't really say. It's not my place to get involved with your family business. My sister is the one who likes to meddle. She can help you and believe me, you're going to need all the help you can get with the storms that coming." Takeru said as he left.

"Your brother can be so; I don't even have the words to describe it." Asuna let out frustrated.

Tohsaka grabbed Keitaro's face and removed his glasses. She began staring into his eyes hoping to see even a glimpse of what Takeru had seen.

"Damn it, my brother may be messing with you or he sees something serious." Tohsaka said defeated.

"I just want to know what he sees." Keitaro let out bothered.

"I don't how that lazy guy got such a powerful gift compared to me. He doesn't even use it to help people." Tohsaka moaned as she cursed her brother.

"I can't let my grandmother ruin the new life I'm trying to build. I wanted a fresh start and somehow I got one and now she's going to spoil it. I have to make sure she knows that I've had enough of her helping me." Keitaro declared.

"Way to grow a back bone but if I was you I wouldn't go alone." Tohsaka nudged Keitaro.

"You might get in trouble. You seem like the kind of person who attracts bad luck." Asuna joked but was serious at the same time.

"I'll make sure Haitani and Shirai are around when I do. Tohsaka, I'm going to need the day off tomorrow." Keitaro asked.

"Sure thing." Tohsaka answered.

'It's settled. I'll let Granny know that she shouldn't mess with my life anymore. I'll also finally let Naru know that it's over. I can't believe I waited so long.' He thought.

"Good, now to a much more important matter." Keitaro said as serious as he could be.

"What is it?" Asuna questioned worried about the seriousness of his tone.

"I have no idea where I'm going to take Mizore for our date." Keitaro smiled sheepishly.


Naru's face and body ached as she tried to sit up. She was in the manager's room of the Hinata House lying down in a futon. There were two more futon beside her. Kitsune lay awake in the one next to her while Motoko sat up with a furious look on her face.

"What happened?" Naru asked confused. She felt her head and realized that most of her face was wrapped in wet bandages.

"You've been out for the last twenty eight hours." Hinata answered entering the room with Shinobu and Su who were carrying trays of food.

"Naru-sempai, I'm so glad you're alright." Shinobu said relived.

"I thought Naru was dead." Su blurted out as she handed Motoko the tray of food and dashed out of the room.

"I didn't realize you were awake Naru sempai. I'll bring you some food now." Shinobu said as she handed her tray to Kitsune and left.

"I can't believe Kanako beat me up so easily." Motoko grumbled.

"You? She whipped Naru like a stubborn mule." Kitsune shot.

"Hey!" Naru tried to object but her body hurt too much.

The three stopped arguing and look at Hina who stood with a disappointed look on her face.

"I can't believe you three tried to fight Kanako." Hina sighed.

"It was all Naru." Kitsune passed off the blame. "She got Kanako all riled up and then your granddaughter went crazy."

"Shinobu and Su were so worried. They were hysterical." Hina scolded.

"Granny, everything hurts. Why didn't you take us to a hospital? Maybe we could press charges against Kanako." Naru said bitterly.

"I have a long standing agreement with the police. They leave the affairs of the Hinata House alone and we don't bother them." Hina explained.

"What kind of crazy agreement is that?" Motoko questioned.

"The kind of agreement that protected all of you from getting arrested." Hina answered.

"What are you talking about?" Naru gritted her teeth as her face stung.

"Originally the agreement was so that no one would investigate the magical effects of the abandoned annex. Some people found magic that influenced love unacceptable. Then as time went on the deal just stood. Then when Keitaro became manager, a young man flying across the skies on a daily basis started attracting attention. I had to remind the police that the agreement that was established long ago still stood." Hina confessed.

"I always found it strange that I never saw cops patrolling around here." Kitsune mumbled.

"But if something serious had happened and we need the police?" Motoko questioned.

"Then we would be on our own or we would have to break the deal." Hina continued.

"How could you have such influence over the police?" Naru asked.

"Well I can't really say but there is this one high ranking police official. If it wasn't for our magical annex he wouldn't haven't gotten married and gotten his position in the police station. That is a secret he would like to remain a secret." Hina confessed.

"So it's like black mail over that one powerful guy." Kitsune mumbled.

"My head hurts but it is my pride that will never recover. Kanako defeated me in five moves. She disarmed me with such ease. Threw me off balance with three kicks and finished off with one hit." Motoko cursed.

"When did that gothic wannabe get so good at fighting?" Kitsune remembered that Motoko and Kanako were sort of matched up in the past.

"I can't really say." Hina mumbled.

"That was my chance." Naru cried as everyone looked at her confused. "That was my chance to find Keitaro. If I had beaten her she would have told me where he was. I want him back."

"Naru calm down. I think you took one too many hits to the head. You just go back to sleep and get some rest." Hina suggested.

"No, I can't. How can I sleep knowing that my Keitaro is out there? He is mine and he should be here by my side. He promised me, how can he go back on his word. There must be some witch out there keeping him from me." Naru cursed.

"Well, I think you're right about that. There is another woman out there and she is the reason my grandson has chosen not to return. We have to find him and prove to him that this new woman is not good for him." Hina joined Naru's crazy rant.

"Even though I don't think that Naru is the right woman for Keitaro I too agree that we need to get him back from whatever wench holds him." Motoko admitted.

"Looks like this is something we all agree on." Kitsune smiled slightly.


The Hinata café had just closed and Kanako sat down staring at her hands. Last night's events were fresh in her mind.

"Are you okay?" Haruka asked as she gave her niece a cup of tea.

"Last night I beat the hell out of those three bitches but it just doesn't feel right." Kanako confessed.

"Guilt?" Haruka questioned skeptical.

"No, they deserved it but it just felt like my body was moving on its own and I was watching everything." Kanako tried to put the feeling in words.

"Maybe you just got so angry you lost control." Haruka suggested.

"It's possible, Naru was really asking for it. I gave her what her parents should have years ago." Kanako smirked.

As they sat there was a knock at the door. Haruka went over and opened the door to let in a familiar professor who was without his daughter.

"Hey, I brought some Teiseihaku-shu sake. I thought you might want to try some." Seta smiled as he handed the bottle over to Haruka.

"Where's the blonde dwarf that's always with you?" Kanako asked not hiding her distaste for the American girl who she held equally guilty as the rest of the Hinata girls.

"It's a school night and apparently her grades are really bad. I let things get a little out of hand with her." Seta replied.

"A little?" Kanako's voice had a hint of disbelief.

"Be nice Kanako. Seta is trying with her. She doesn't exactly make his job easy." Haruka said as she poured two glasses of sake.

"So what really brings you around here? You didn't come all the way here just to give Haruka some sake. You better not have any funny ideas about my aunt." Kanako threatened.

"It's not like that. My intentions are completely pure." Seta laughed.

"Don't worry about me Kanako. If he tries anything, I can take care of myself." Haruka smirked.

"I was just at my office shifting through artifacts and doing paperwork. It's just so lonely there without my part timer. There's no one to talk to. I so bored, I actually have all of this month and next month's work done. I think I miss him as much as the girls." Seta admitted.

"There, there drink some sake. I never thought I'd live to see the day Seta Noriyasu would have his work up to date. When I was with you we were months behind that may have been because we never actually did work in your office." Haruka chuckled as Kanako faked throwing up at the implied.

Seta grinned as he sipped his sake. "Normally I'd just let Keitaro handle stuff. He wasn't very good at it but he tried hard and he was great company."

"Don't worry about it too much. I'm sure he'll come back one of these days. He just needs to find a way to deal with these girls." Haruka tried to cheer up her old friend. Ever since Seta had sided with her, Haruka had felt less resentment towards him for his past actions.

"Look at me. I'm dancing around the real reason I'm here." Seta said as he poured himself another glass.

"I knew it!" Kanako sprung up from her seat.

"Knew what?" Seta asked.

"I'm not sure. But there was something." Kanako replied as she sat back down.

"Kanako could you give us some privacy." Haruka asked her niece.

The young Urashima made her way up stairs while warning Seta with a few hand gestures.

"I actually came to talk to you about Sarah." Seta turned to Haruka.

"What about her?" Haruka eyed the professor suspiciously.

"I know I told you her grades are bad but that's not all." Seta sighed.

"Do I really want to hear the rest?" Haruka grumbled.

"She's been getting into a lot of trouble. Her behavior is terrible. Her teachers just couldn't take it anymore. They suspended her for two weeks." Seta admitted.

"Oh, that's bad."

Seta poured himself another glass before continuing. "Her teachers said that Sarah used the actions of the older female role models in her life to justify her actions."

"I guess you have Naru, Kitsune and Motoko to thank for that." Haruka joked.

"They said that Sarah needs a positive female role model. That's where you come in." Seta looked up at Haruka.

"Oh no, no, no. I'm no positive role model. I smoke." Haruka didn't want to get involved.

"But you can teach Sarah the difference between right and wrong. I tried but she doesn't exactly take me too seriously. Please let Sarah work here during her suspension so she can be influenced by you." Seta pleaded.

The lack luster professor got of his seat and onto the floor and begged his old friend to help with his adopted daughter.

"You're seriously going to guilt me into this." Haruka moaned as he poured herself another glass.


Keitaro waited in the lobby for Mizore. He had rushed through all his duties for the day just to be free to take her out. Tohsaka told him about a movie complex a few blocks away that specialized in old, classic movies. He had spent most of the day practicing on the perfect way to greet Mizore when she returned. After many attempts he found a greeting that he thought was perfect.

Mizore walked into the building and was greeted by a smiling Keitaro.

"Hey, Keitaro." She smiled.

"Hey." He replied back completely forgetting everything he practiced during the day.

"I need to talk to you." She said as she walked up to him.

"Is it good or bad talk?" He asked feeling nervous.

"I'm not really sure. I was thinking about how you ended up here. You were leaving an abusive relationship behind. In everything you've told me about it you've never once mentioned breaking up with this girl. I really want to go out with you but I can't unless you're ready to move on." Mizore explained before letting out a heavy breath.

"I was also thinking about the same thing. I was actually taking tomorrow off to go back and tell all of them that I wasn't coming back and that they shouldn't interfere in my life anymore. I'm going to tell Naru that it's over and that it was over for a long time, she will just have to accept the fact that she destroyed every positive emotion I had towards her." Keitaro confessed. "I had the evening planned but I guess we can wait till after I sort everything out."

"That sounds rather boring." Mizore pouted.

"Would you like to still go out?" Keitaro asked.

"That depends on what you got planned?" Mizore smiled as she walked to the stairs.

"Well, it's starts off with a classical movie." Keitaro answered as he followed.


I pray that the exams have not damaged my ability to write. What did you think about this chapter? Next chapter, Keitaro returns to Hinata?